Head to head
Stackexchange vs SearXNG Search
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Stackexchange
?io.github.cyanheads/stackexchange-mcp-serverNo reviews yet
Search Stack Exchange questions, fetch Q&A threads as markdown, look up tag FAQs and user profiles.
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MCP server for SearXNG — privacy-respecting web search with pagination, URL reading
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Stackexchange is hosted and callable through the gateway; SearXNG Search runs on your own machine. SearXNG Search has noticeably more public adoption.
| Stackexchange | SearXNG Search | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | ? | B83/100 |
| Adoption | — | Established |
| GitHub stars | – | 1.2k |
| Downloads / week | – | 13k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-18 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |